2018 REUNION

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AUCTION ITEMS
You can bid on the items by using our email address: oghotshot@comcast.net Bids will then be posted on our blog (as below) at: https://oakgrovehotshots.wordpress.com
Closing for email bid is Sunday May 20th. 2018 at 1700. Bids will then be reopened at the reunion on May 23 at 1600 for one hour.
You do not have to be present at the reunion if you have the winning bid. Items will be shipped to you after we receive payment.

MAY 22 and 23
We are proud to announce, due to a generous
Crew member, an additional auction item.

The second item for auction is two adult tickets to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park. These tickets have been donated and the reserve bid for the two tickets is only $100. The value is $300 and minimum bids are $5.
Anyone can bid and you can bid on this item by using our email address: oghotshot@comcast.net Bids will then be posted on our blog at: https://oakgrovehotshots.wordpress.com Closing for email bid is Sunday May 20th. 2018 at 1700. Bids will then be reopened at the reunion on May 23 at 1600 for one hour. You do not have to be present at the reunion if you have the winning bid. Items will be shipped to you after we receive payment.

UPDATE 12-6-2017
Oak Grove Hotshot
2018 Reunion
May 22 and 23
This is your invitation to an exciting 68 year reunion. We have so much going on besides the comradery with our crew and fellow firefighters. We will have a silent auction and memorabilia such as Oak Grove Hotshot Tee shirts, patches, rings and coffee mugs with the reunion logo above. All profits from the memorabilia will go to support the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.
We are returning to the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. Call: 530.544.5400 or 877.497.8483 for reservations.
Make your reservations early because we have a relatively small block of rooms.
Keyword: for reservation discount is OAK GROVE HOTSHOThttp://www.tahoeresorthotel.com
The reserve for the helmet will start at $30. Minimum incremental bids are $5. This original aluminum helmet complete with liner, will make an excellent center piece on your mantel.
You can bid on the helmet by using our email address: oghotshot@comcast.net Bids will then be posted on our blog at: oakgrovehotshots.wordpress.com Closing for the email bid is Sunday May 20th 2018 at 1700. Bids will then be reopened at the reunion on May 23 at 1600 for one hour. You do not have to be present at the reunion if you have the winning bid. The helmet will be shipped to you after we receive payment.
Tee shirt orders are now being taken by Larry Boggs at: larryboggs7851@gmail.com
Both the Angeles N.F. and Woody patches are available from Chuck Grennell at: chuckgrennel@gmail.com
Coffee cups (11oz) with the reunion logo will be available at the reunion only as they are too delicate to ship. The price is $ 10.00 each.

We will be auctioning a helmet and you can start the bidding before the reunion.
The aluminum Bullard helmet was donated by the late Bud Parrott of the San Bernardino N.F. and refurbished by Larry Boggs. The decal on the front of the helmet is an original 1960’s era donated by Bob Brady.

The Oak Grove Hotshot crew was formed in 1950, making it the first Hotshot crew on the Angeles National Forest, and the second Hotshot crew formed by the Forest Service.
Meaning of "hot shot"
The original meaning of "hot-shot" was when it appeared in the early 17th. Century as "one who shoots recklessly" (essentially a "hothead fellow"),
"Big Shot" meaning a very important person, originally came from large caliber weapons (initially in the form "big gun") in the early 19th. century.
"Hot Shots" were iron shot heated red-hot in a furnace and fired into the side of a wooded ship.
The first time we see Hot Shot used in Wildland Firefighting history, it was used for a two or more person crew that fought fire with hand tools.
Today, the term Hotshot is used to refer to pilots, stock brokers and more, but in wildland firefighting, the term is used to identify an elite group of people.
If you were a member or know a member of the crew, please contact us with name, year on the crew, position, and contact information. Continue to monitor this blog for updates.
Email info. to: oghotshot@comcast.net
If you have any photos of the crew or information that you would like to include into the blog, mail to the above email address and we will include it in the blog photo/ history.